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On This Day in Aviation History
Apollo 17 awaits launch at Cape Canaveral. (Photo by NASA)

Pearl Harbor Attacked, Last Moon Mission Launched: December 7th In Aviation History

"A day which will live in infamy," air marshals shoot a passenger, a USAir employee deliberately crashes a plane, and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History
Pan Am Boeing 747-100 "Clipper Neptune's Car" (N742PA) seen in Zurich, 1985. (Photo by Eduard Mamet via wikimedia)

Pan Am Grounds All Flights: December 4th In Aviation History

Pan Am ceases operations, Kuwaiti Airways Flight 221 is hijacked, the US Navy bombs Libya, and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History
AtlasJet MD-82 (TC-AKM)

Eastern Air Lines DC-7 Crashes In New York Fog: November 30 in Aviation History

Eastern Flight 512 crashes in New York, Atlasjet Flight 4203 crashes in Turkey, Curtiss Aeroplane Company is born, and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History
Vintage postcard featuring an American Airlines Douglas DC-7.

American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy, Kim Jong-Il Bombs A Korean Air Jet: November 29 in Aviation History

American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection, Korean Air Flight 858 is bombed by agents of North Korea's Kim Jong-Il and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History
The vertical stabilizer of American Airlines Flight 587 is lifted out of Jamaica Bay. (Photo by NTSB)

American Airlines Flight 587 Crash: November 12 in Aviation History

American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in New York, Saudi Arabian and Kazakh jets collide, Delta orders 60 Boeing 757s, and more...
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